- 40 minutes 31 secondsSean “Diddy” Combs (Pt. 2): The Explicit Story Behind the Indictments
How does a music mogul satiate himself when he’s rich, famous, and can have whatever he wants? When he compares himself to gangster-pimp-king-hustlers from the past? When he’s one of the most powerful men in the music industry? The details behind the Cassie Ventura, Lil’ Rod Jones, and federal indictments charging Sean “Diddy” Combs with horrific acts of abuse – all charges Combs denies – might provide answers.
This episode was originally published on January 7, 2025.
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10 May 2026, 10:00 am - 38 minutes 2 secondsSean “Diddy” Combs (Pt. 1): A Nightclub Shooting, a Fatal Stampede, and the Cost of Doing Business
Sean “Diddy” Combs is a music producer and rapper, but he is a businessman first. And as every businessman knows, you gotta pay the cost to be the boss. You’ve gotta bet big to win big. You have to have drive, determination, and swag. Three things that Diddy possesses and which helped Diddy navigate through the fallout of a fatal stampede, an alleged beatdown of a record exec, and a shooting at a Manhattan nightclub. All of them obstacles on the road to building one of the most dominant empires in hip-hop: a record label and a brand that commanded top dollar and defined the commercial apex of the genre in the mid-to-late 1990s.
This episode was originally published on December 12, 2023.
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10 May 2026, 7:00 am - 50 minutes 33 secondsBonus Episode: Top 5 Most Surprising Musician True Crimes
The “smart” folks over at The New York Times aren’t the only ones with a list this week. We use the (mostly solid) Times list of Thirty Greatest Living American Songwriters as a jumping off point into a discussion of our Top 5 Most Surprising Musician True Crimes. Warning: You will learn things. Plus your voicemails, texts, dms, emails, and more.
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8 May 2026, 12:30 pm - 39 minutes 44 secondsIan Watkins from Lostprophets: A Nu Metal Monster in the So-Called “Monster Mansion”
The story about Ian Watkins of Lostprophets might be the most disturbing I’ve come across in all my music history research. It involves the abuse of children and a monstrous abuse of power and fame. It also takes place in, among other places, an aptly named prison called “The Monster Mansion”, and like most great stories, it involves an unlikely hero and a twisted sort of justice. This episode will shock you.
This episode contains themes that may be disturbing to some listeners, including child sexual abuse.
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5 May 2026, 7:00 am - 36 minutes 13 secondsBjork: The Package, the Fan, and a Deadly Obsession (REWIND)
A deranged fan. A deadly package. And one of the most innovative musicians on the planet. This is the true story of obsession, art, and attempted murder. This is Björk in Disgraceland.
This episode contains themes that may be disturbing to some listeners, including depictions of suicide. If you or a loved one are thinking about suicide, help is available 24 hours a day at the 988 Lifeline.
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This episode was originally published on June 10, 2025
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3 May 2026, 7:00 am - 47 minutes 36 secondsBonus Episode: The Count Who Killed Jim Morrison?
Like the Foo Fighters Taylor Hawkins’ death, the details around the Doors Jim Morrison’s death are mysterious. Was a debonair jetset Count responsible for the singer’s death along with the death of Janis Joplin and possibly others? We get into this incredible story along with your voicemails, text, dms and more in this bonus episode.
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30 April 2026, 7:00 am - 44 minutes 56 secondsFoo Fighters: How Did Taylor Hawkins Die?
How is it that one of the most famous drummers on the planet died four years ago and we still don’t have an official cause of death? We have some ideas. Plus, we get into the story behind one of the greatest rock ‘n’ roll bands to ever do it, Dave Grohl’s Foo Fighters.
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28 April 2026, 7:00 am - 42 minutes 35 secondsSelena: Tejano, Deception, and the Death of the Madonna of Mexico
Selena Quintanilla Pérez ushered in the Golden Age of Tejano music in Texas with a meteoric rise up the charts and into the hearts of her fans. Her fans saw her as more than just a pop star — she was family. Selena was about to take her fame and her family to the world stage when a tangled web of deceit, betrayal, and jealousy would result in her untimely death at 23.
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This episode was originally published on November 10, 2020.
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26 April 2026, 10:00 am - 50 minutes 52 secondsBonus Episode: Near Death Experiences and Unlikely Covers
In this week’s After Party, we dive into the near-death experience of Depeche Mode’s Dave Gahan. After a harrowing moment in 1996, he floated above his body, witnessing paramedics trying to save him. But where do rock stars really go when they die? Is it a dark void or a realm of love? Plus, we hear from you about your favorite unlikely cover songs. Welcome to the After Party, Disgos!
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23 April 2026, 10:00 am - 33 minutes 53 secondsDepeche Mode: Pleasure, Pain, Death, and Resurrection
Machines, eyeliner, ecstasy, and a West Hollywood overdose that left their frontman clinically dead—Depeche Mode were never just a synth-pop band. From cops in riot gear to an onstage heart attack, from stigmas about softness to the hard edge of addiction, this is the story of Dave Gahan’s descent into heroin, his two minutes on the other side, and the band’s unlikely resurrection as one of the most dangerous—and enduring—acts in rock history.
This episode was originally released on September 24, 2025.
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21 April 2026, 10:00 am - 48 minutes 34 secondsBeastie Boys: How They Inspired A Crime Wave, Caused New Laws To Be Written, and Influenced Culture
The news called the London crime wave an “epidemic”. The Beastie Boys inspired it. Liverpool wanted to kill the group. Ad Rock was in jail. Numerous other musicians were arrested, in part, because of the Beasties. These stories plus the band’s hardcore roots, their hip hop success, how they created a Gen X Sgt. Peppers, and a legacy that will be hard to top for future artists. Buckle up for a crime and grime Beastie Boys story.
This episode was originally released on January 21, 2025.
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